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26 She said to him, “Pardon me, sir. I am the same woman who stood near you praying to the Lord. I promise that I am telling the truth. 27 I prayed for this child, and the Lord answered my prayer. He gave me this child. 28 And now I give this child to the Lord. He will serve[a] the Lord all his life.”

Then Hannah left the boy there[b] and worshiped the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 1:28 serve Or “belong to.”
  2. 1 Samuel 1:28 left the boy there This is found in a Hebrew scroll from Qumran but not in the standard Hebrew text.

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